diff --git a/internal/util-cache/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/CacheStore.scala b/internal/util-cache/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/CacheStore.scala
index 175525658..c7e2674b7 100644
--- a/internal/util-cache/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/CacheStore.scala
+++ b/internal/util-cache/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/CacheStore.scala
@@ -1,23 +1,17 @@
 package sbt.internal.util
 
+import java.io.{ File, InputStream, OutputStream }
+import sbt.io.syntax.fileToRichFile
+import sbt.io.{ IO, Using }
 import sjsonnew.{ IsoString, JsonReader, JsonWriter, SupportConverter }
 
-import java.io.{ File, InputStream, OutputStream }
-
-import sbt.io.{ IO, Using }
-import sbt.io.syntax.fileToRichFile
-
-/**
- * A `CacheStore` is used by the caching infrastructure to persist cached information.
- */
+/** A `CacheStore` is used by the caching infrastructure to persist cached information. */
 trait CacheStore extends Input with Output {
   /** Delete the persisted information. */
   def delete(): Unit
 }
 
-/**
- * Factory that can derive new stores.
- */
+/** Factory that can derive new stores. */
 trait CacheStoreFactory {
   /** Create a new store. */
   def derive(identifier: String): CacheStore
@@ -26,74 +20,32 @@ trait CacheStoreFactory {
   def sub(identifier: String): CacheStoreFactory
 }
 
-/**
- * A factory that creates new stores persisted in `base`.
- */
+/** A factory that creates new stores persisted in `base`. */
 class DirectoryStoreFactory[J: IsoString](base: File, converter: SupportConverter[J]) extends CacheStoreFactory {
-
   IO.createDirectory(base)
 
-  override def derive(identifier: String): CacheStore =
-    new FileBasedStore(base / identifier, converter)
+  def derive(identifier: String): CacheStore = new FileBasedStore(base / identifier, converter)
 
-  override def sub(identifier: String): CacheStoreFactory =
-    new DirectoryStoreFactory(base / identifier, converter)
+  def sub(identifier: String): CacheStoreFactory = new DirectoryStoreFactory(base / identifier, converter)
 }
 
-/**
- * A `CacheStore` that persists information in `file`.
- */
+/** A `CacheStore` that persists information in `file`. */
 class FileBasedStore[J: IsoString](file: File, converter: SupportConverter[J]) extends CacheStore {
-
   IO.touch(file, setModified = false)
 
-  override def delete(): Unit =
-    IO.delete(file)
+  def read[T: JsonReader]() = Using.fileInputStream(file)(stream => new PlainInput(stream, converter).read())
 
-  override def read[T: JsonReader](): T =
-    Using.fileInputStream(file) { stream =>
-      val input = new PlainInput(stream, converter)
-      input.read()
-    }
-
-  override def read[T: JsonReader](default: => T): T =
-    try read[T]()
-    catch { case _: Exception => default }
-
-  override def write[T: JsonWriter](value: T): Unit =
-    Using.fileOutputStream(append = false)(file) { stream =>
-      val output = new PlainOutput(stream, converter)
-      output.write(value)
-    }
-
-  override def close(): Unit = ()
+  def write[T: JsonWriter](value: T) =
+    Using.fileOutputStream(append = false)(file)(stream => new PlainOutput(stream, converter).write(value))
 
+  def delete() = IO.delete(file)
+  def close() = ()
 }
 
-/**
- * A store that reads from `inputStream` and writes to `outputStream
- */
+/** A store that reads from `inputStream` and writes to `outputStream`. */
 class StreamBasedStore[J: IsoString](inputStream: InputStream, outputStream: OutputStream, converter: SupportConverter[J]) extends CacheStore {
-
-  override def delete(): Unit = ()
-
-  override def read[T: JsonReader](): T = {
-    val input = new PlainInput(inputStream, converter)
-    input.read()
-  }
-
-  override def read[T: JsonReader](default: => T): T =
-    try read[T]()
-    catch { case _: Exception => default }
-
-  override def write[T: JsonWriter](value: T): Unit = {
-    val output = new PlainOutput(outputStream, converter)
-    output.write(value)
-  }
-
-  override def close(): Unit = {
-    inputStream.close()
-    outputStream.close()
-  }
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  def read[T: JsonReader]() = new PlainInput(inputStream, converter).read()
+  def write[T: JsonWriter](value: T) = new PlainOutput(outputStream, converter).write(value)
+  def delete() = ()
+  def close() = { inputStream.close(); outputStream.close() }
+}
diff --git a/internal/util-cache/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Input.scala b/internal/util-cache/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Input.scala
index 75eb92463..3426c117d 100644
--- a/internal/util-cache/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Input.scala
+++ b/internal/util-cache/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Input.scala
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 package sbt.internal.util
 
-import sbt.io.{ IO, Using }
-
 import java.io.{ Closeable, InputStream }
-
-import scala.util.{ Failure, Success }
-
+import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 import sjsonnew.{ IsoString, JsonReader, SupportConverter }
+import sbt.io.{ IO, Using }
 
 trait Input extends Closeable {
   def read[T: JsonReader](): T
-  def read[T: JsonReader](default: => T): T
+  def read[T: JsonReader](default: => T): T = try read[T]() catch { case NonFatal(_) => default }
 }
 
 class PlainInput[J: IsoString](input: InputStream, converter: SupportConverter[J]) extends Input {
   val isoFormat: IsoString[J] = implicitly
+
   private def readFully(): String = {
     Using.streamReader(input, IO.utf8) { reader =>
       val builder = new StringBuilder()
@@ -28,18 +26,7 @@ class PlainInput[J: IsoString](input: InputStream, converter: SupportConverter[J
     }
   }
 
-  override def read[T: JsonReader](): T = {
-    val string = readFully()
-    val json = isoFormat.from(string)
-    converter.fromJson(json) match {
-      case Success(value) => value
-      case Failure(ex)    => throw ex
-    }
-  }
+  def read[T: JsonReader]() = converter.fromJson(isoFormat.from(readFully())).get
 
-  override def read[T: JsonReader](default: => T): T =
-    try read[T]()
-    catch { case _: Exception => default }
-
-  override def close(): Unit = input.close()
+  def close() = input.close()
 }
diff --git a/internal/util-cache/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Output.scala b/internal/util-cache/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Output.scala
index 6e99db9ac..0472adee4 100644
--- a/internal/util-cache/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Output.scala
+++ b/internal/util-cache/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Output.scala
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 package sbt.internal.util
 
-import sbt.io.Using
-
 import java.io.{ Closeable, OutputStream }
-
-import scala.util.{ Failure, Success }
-
 import sjsonnew.{ IsoString, JsonWriter, SupportConverter }
+import sbt.io.Using
 
 trait Output extends Closeable {
   def write[T: JsonWriter](value: T): Unit
@@ -14,19 +10,16 @@ trait Output extends Closeable {
 
 class PlainOutput[J: IsoString](output: OutputStream, converter: SupportConverter[J]) extends Output {
   val isoFormat: IsoString[J] = implicitly
-  override def write[T: JsonWriter](value: T): Unit = {
-    converter.toJson(value) match {
-      case Success(js) =>
-        val asString = isoFormat.to(js)
-        Using.bufferedOutputStream(output) { writer =>
-          val out = new java.io.PrintWriter(writer)
-          out.print(asString)
-          out.flush()
-        }
-      case Failure(ex) =>
-        throw ex
+
+  def write[T: JsonWriter](value: T) = {
+    val js = converter.toJson(value).get
+    val asString = isoFormat.to(js)
+    Using.bufferedOutputStream(output) { writer =>
+      val out = new java.io.PrintWriter(writer)
+      out.print(asString)
+      out.flush()
     }
   }
 
-  override def close(): Unit = output.close()
+  def close() = output.close()
 }